A long-awaited government review of how to fix the dairy industry's woes has left farmers feeling disappointed and dubious.

Following last year's dairy crisis, the Senate Economics References Committee set out to establish a fair and long-term solution to improving everything from milk price contracts to supermarket behaviour.

But farmers said the recommendations fall short of paving the way for change.

Gippsland dairy farmer Rob Paynter described the report as "damp squib" but is putting his faith in the competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which is currently conducting its own review of the sector.

A bee shortage could stifle Western Australia's avocado industry as its growth continues to accelerate.

Western Australia is on the verge of joining Queensland as the largest avocado-growing state.

According to Avocadoes Australia, the WA avocado crop has increased more than sevenfold over the past 10 years, from 3,000 tonnes a year to more than 22,000 tonnes a year.

In the next five to 10 years that is anticipated to double again.

But the trees are extremely reliant on pollination to fruit, much like almonds and blueberries, and there are concerns there are not enough beekeepers in WA involved in pollination services to sustain industry growth.

In Western Australia there are about 1,800 registered beekeepers, with just 70-80 of them of a commercial size.